
By Jonathan Freedland In an interview at Columbia University, where she’s dean of social science, Nelson described DNA as containing a social power as well as a biological one. “We…
IBW21 (The Institute of the Black World 21st Century) is committed to enhancing the capacity of Black communities in the U.S. and globally to achieve cultural, social, economic and political equality and an enhanced quality of life for all marginalized people.
By Jonathan Freedland In an interview at Columbia University, where she’s dean of social science, Nelson described DNA as containing a social power as well as a biological one. “We…
Deray McKesson has been one of the most vocal activists since the Ferguson shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in August 2014. Photograph: Michael B Thomas/AFP/Getty Images Prominent Black Lives Matter…
By Robert Maguire February 7, 2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the ouster of Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier as President of Haiti, ending the 29 year Duvalier family dictatorship. When…
By Emily Badger Flickr image courtesy of mSeattle under a Creative Commons license. In the economic analysis the Brookings Institution released last week — the one where Washington looks remarkably bad — Austin, Raleigh and Nashville are…
By: Lawrence D. Bobo Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters during her caucus night event in the Olmsted Center at Drake University on February 1,…
By William Rivers Pitt Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders watch election returns in a caucus night event for Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa, February 1, 2016. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The…
Sir Hilary Beckles presents model for reparations at Oxford University THE chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Reparations Commission, Sir Hilary Beckles, says Caribbean countries are not looking for “handouts”…
BY JESSE JACKSON February 2, 2016 The basic story of the poisoning of the children of Flint, Mich., through the water they drink is now pretty well known, but…
By: Nigel Roberts President Barack Obama tours the Blue Mosque on April 7, 2009, in Istanbul, Turkey. The White House announced Saturday that President Barack Obama will visit a mosque in Maryland, the Baltimore Sun reports….
By: Khyla D. Craine Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wait for him to sign items after a town hall Jan. 29, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. Monday is the day….
By Darryl Pinckney Ta-Nehisi Coates, New York City, 2012 In Langston Hughes’s “Let America Be America Again,” a poem published in 1936, a narrator speaks for those who struggle—the poor…
Above Photo: Ahmirah Porter, 9, of Flint stands outside City Hall to protest Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s handling of the water crisis. (Jake May/ MLive.com) Residents and advocacy organizations are seeking…